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As an adjective, junior means low in rank. As a noun, it means a younger person.
Meanings of junior
13 meaningsadjective
Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
(not comparable, often preceded by a possessive adjective or a possessive form of a noun) Younger.
Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
chiefly usOf or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university.
Used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
“John Junior”
“John Smith, Jr.”
Similar: younger, jr.Younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
Used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college
“the junior class”
“a third-year student”
Similar: third-year, next-to-lastIncluding or intended for youthful persons
“a junior sports league”
“junior fashions”
noun
A younger person.
“four years his junior”
A name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name (abbreviations: Jnr., Jr., Jun.).
chiefly usPhilippinesA third-year student at a high school or university.
legalA junior barrister.
Term of address for a disrespectful and annoying maleperson
“look here, junior, it's none of your business”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).